Chapter 11: Early Americas Flashcards
(50 cards)
The Maya used underground water sources called ________ to survive in the rainforest.
cenotes
The capital city of the Aztec Empire was ________.
Tenochtitlán
The Inca built their empire in the ________ Mountains.
Andes
The Maya writing system was made up of over 800 symbols called ________.
glyphs
The Aztec used floating gardens called ________ to grow food on Lake Texcoco.
chinampas
The Inca recorded information using a system of knotted cords called ________.
quipu
The Aztec emperor was known as the ________ Tlatoani.
Huey
The Maya practiced ________-and-burn farming to clear land.
slash
The Inca ruler claimed to be the son of the ________ god.
sun
The Aztecs traded cacao beans, which were sometimes used as ________.
money
The Inca forced citizens to work through a labor tax system called the ________.
mita
The Maya sacred ball game was called ________.
pok-ta-pok
The center of the Inca Empire was the city of ________.
Cuzco
The Maya built step pyramids such as the one at ________ Itzá.
Chichen
The Inca city hidden in the Andes was called ________ Picchu.
Machu
The Maya religious calendar had ________ days.
260
The Aztecs believed that they were living in the ________ sun.
fifth
The Inca messenger runners were called ________.
chasquis
The Aztec sacred market was located in ________.
Tlatelolco
The Inca built over ________ miles of roads.
14000
The Maya calendar system was based on careful observation of the ________.
stars
The Aztec sun god was named ________.
Huitzilopochtli
The Inca earth goddess was called ________.
Pachamama
The Maya codices were made from ________ paper.
bark
